Torture :religious ethics and national security /John Perry.
Description
Introduction: A Catholic perspective on torture -- Why torture is different from other warlike actions -- Why torture? -- Why torture is wrong -- Torturers -- The tortured -- The church and torture in the twentieth century -- Justice and forgiveness -- Conclusion.
192 p. ;23 cm.
Book Details
Author
Perry, John
Place Published
City
Toronto, Ont. :Novalis ;Maryknoll, N.Y.
Date Published
circa 2005
Publication Subjects
Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.
Torture--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Terrorism investigation--Moral and ethical aspects.